Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbaueris a German former professional footballer and manager. Early in his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiserbecause of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth11 September 1945
CityMunich, Germany
CountryGermany
There were always at least 120 and sometimes up to 300 guests at the receptions.
After the 4-1 in Italy it was necessary for him to be here to pick up the pieces. If he sees it differently then he must live with the criticism.
There's nothing major that needs to be done.
Is there a chance for Red Bull to be as good as the Cosmos? No, because there is no other Pele in the world. ... We're here to help Red Bull to be champions.
One can't force Michael to make a decision,
I cannot imagine that. They should earn enough money to stay away from adventures like that.
The mark he gave was quite good. At school, I would have been happy to get it.
The door remains open. If he comes tomorrow and says he wants to stay, wonderful. It won't be easy to find an equally good successor.
The Dutch are braver and more creative players, but less disciplined. They want to let the opponent see and feel that they're better, but they forget to score and settle the game.
The coach of the host country has to be there - that is beyond question. If I have to think about this anymore my choice of words would be more drastic.
The FIFA has words of criticism for the organizing committee over and over again. They're completely superfluous.
The image of the league is just terrible. There's far too much provocation and theatre.